Archive for November 4th, 2009
Woman shot in back, 3 arrested in vehicle break-in
AVON – A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the back, and three men were arrested after an Avon man allegedly fired a gun at a fleeing vehicle after a vehicle break-in shortly before midnight today, police said. Douglas Masaitis, 27, who told police he was an Army staff sergeant, [...]
Photo gallery: Election night 2009 in pictures
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Complete election results list
List of partisan and non-partisan election candidates AMHERST CITY PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL John S. Dietrich (D) 2,903 100% AUDITOR David C. Kukucka (D) 2,777 100% TREASURER Mark S. Hullman (R) 1,594 42.47% Linda I. Hale (D) 2,159 57.53% COUNCIL AT LARGE (Elect 3) Frank Janik (D) 2,163 25.72% Terry Traster (D) 2,146 25.51% Philip D. [...]
Vermilion voters bring back 3 familiar faces
VERMILION — Vermilion voters returned two incumbents and a former incumbent to office in Tuesday’s nonpartisan City Council races. Joe “Nick” Luby, 58, a former five-term Ward 1 councilman, lost to challenger Scott Sherwood, 42, for the Ward One seat that was vacated by John Gabriel, who opted not to seek re-election. Sherwood, a teacher [...]
Amherst Council race may trigger recount
AMHERST — It appears there will be an automatic recount in the race to fill one of three at-large City Council seats up for grabs in Tuesday’s election. Democrats Frank Janik and Terry Traster were separated by less than half a percent, according to unofficial board of elections numbers Tuesday. Janik, 44, an attorney, tallied [...]
School treasurer to become Amherst city treasurer
AMHERST — A school treasurer will become the city’s next treasurer. Mark Hullman, 57, was elected to the post by a fairly wide margin in Tuesdays’ election. Unofficial results from the county board of elections had Hullman, a Democrat, with 2,130 votes to 1,574 for Republican Linda Hale. Both political newcomers, Hullman will succeed the [...]
Township races roundup: 2 controversial trustees defeated
Two controversial township trustees were defeated in elections Tuesday in Eaton Township and Wellington Township. In Eaton Township, Trustee Douglas Edwards, who cut off public comment at trustee meetings for a period of time, was ousted in a five-way race. Incumbent Linda D. Morrison and township activist Donna J. Hicks were elected. In Wellington Township, [...]
Challenger wins Vermilion mayoral race
VERMILION — The City of Vermilion will have a new face at its helm. Mayor Jean Anderson lost her bid for re-election by about 400 votes to challenger Eileen Bulan. According to unofficial results from the Lorain County Board of Elections, Bulan tallied 1,048 votes to 978 votes for Anderson, or 51.7 percent to 48.3 [...]
Political newcomer Siwierka top vote-getter in Elyria at-large race
ELYRIA — Mary Siwierka proved in May that she is a political force to be reckoned with and on Tuesday she once again showed her popularity in the city by capturing the distinction of being the top vote-getter among the nine candidates seeking at-large Council seats. A Democratic newcomer, Siwierka bested incumbent Democrat Councilmen Mike [...]
Voters reject Issue 4 sales tax hike
SHEFFIELD LAKE — Voters overwhelmingly rejected a 0.5 percent sales tax hike that Lorain County officials insisted was necessary to avoid additional cuts to county services. “It’s a tough economic climate and we knew that,” county Prosecutor Dennis Will, who served as co-chairman of the committee pushing the sales tax, told a crowd of county [...]
2 incumbent Oberlin Council members ousted
OBERLIN — Voters ousted Council President David Sonner and Councilman David Ashenhurst from their positions on Council Tuesday night. The loss of both long-time incumbents, as well as two other representatives who decided not to run again, means City Council will have four new faces beginning next year: Kate Pilacky, 47, associate field director Western [...]
Voter turnout excedes expectations, causes problems at some locations
SHEFFIELD TWP. — Voter turnout Tuesday exceeded Lorain County Board of Elections Director Jose Candelario’s expectations. Candelario had predicted between 35 and 40 percent of the county’s 203,555 registered voters would cast either absentee or show up at the county’s polling places to cast their ballots. The final number of ballots cast was 85,955, he [...]
Soccer: Wellington rallies, is one win from state
TWINSBURG — Wellington took another step toward fulfilling its dream of making it to the Division III boys soccer state tournament Tuesday night. The Dukes (17-2-1) endured a physical game and overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to pull out a 2-1 regional semifinal win over Rootstown (18-2) on the turf at Twinsburg’s Tiger Stadium. “At [...]
Amherst volleyball reaches tourney despite question marks, roadblocks
AMHERST — That “nice little team” that Laurie Cogan declared she had at the start of the season is now more like an amazing little team. Amazing, because Amherst is going to its fifth regional tournament in the 19 years Cogan has been the Comets’ coach, and is going despite question marks at the beginning [...]
Lake Ridge soccer preparing for regional match, artificial turf
LORAIN —The Lake Ridge girls soccer team came to town Tuesday ready for a new experience. At 7 tonight, the Lions (14-5-2) will begin play in the first regional tournament match in the history of their program. The opponent will be Hathaway Brown of Shaker Heights (12-2-3), Ohio’s eighth-ranked Division II squad. The site will [...]
Do Browns have a new GM? Mangini’s not saying
BEREA — Is there a new general manager? If so, who is it? Not saying. Not saying. What’s the reason for the ouster of George Kokinis, your friend and handpicked choice to be general manager? Not at liberty to tell. Did the role of Browns legend Bernie Kosar just increase? Classified. Browns coach Eric Mangini [...]
Cavaliers 102, Wizards 90: Shaq gives and receives as Cavs rally
CLEVELAND — There was a lot of holiday cheer Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Off the court, owner Dan Gilbert was celebrating the apparent passage of Issue 3, which will allow him to build a casino in downtown Cleveland. On the floor, Shaquille O’Neal was a dominating force as the Cavaliers overcame an early [...]
Obituaries for Nov. 4, 2009
Dr. John J. Harrington Sterling R. Hinman Michael Allen Thompson Robert Earl Anderson Eugene Collins Rose K. Miechur Arthur Smith Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Police: 4 more bodies found at Ohio rapist’s home
CLEVELAND — More remains were discovered Tuesday at the Cleveland home of a convicted rapist, raising to 10 the number of bodies that have been found there, authorities said. Four more bodies and a skull were found at the home, where the remains of six women were removed last week, said police Chief Michael McGrath. [...]
Cuyahoga County votes to remake county government
CLEVELAND — Ohio’s most populous county is remaking its government to replace an administration targeted by a federal corruption investigation. Voters in Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland, approved a ballot issue Tuesday that replaces the three county commissioners with an elected county executive and an 11-member council. With 84 percent of precincts reporting unofficial results, [...]
Lorain laying off at least 23 workers
LORAIN — At least 23 full-time city employees and an unknown number of part-time and seasonal workers are expected to receive layoff notices today, according to U.S. Steelworkers Local 6621 President Mary Ivan-Garza. “That’s what I’ve been told,” Ivan-Garza said. Twenty of the workers come from several general fund departments, and their loss will affect [...]
State questions tax status of Crushers’ All Pro Freight Stadium
AVON — The Ohio Department of Taxation is investigating whether the city of Avon is entitled to tax-exempt status on the property on which All Pro Freight Stadium sits. “The issue is, we approved a tax exemption for some parcels of land in Avon earlier this year,” said Mike McKinney, a spokesman for the Department [...]
LifeShare has critical need for O negative blood
ELYRIA — LifeShare Community Blood Services’ supply of O negative blood will be exhausted today, according to blood bank officials, and they blame it on the Do-Not-Call list. Lisa Mayles, director of public relations for LifeShare, made an emergency plea Tuesday for O negative blood, saying that the blood bank had nine units of O [...]
LCCC offers green degree, hosts Green Jobs Day
ELYRIA — Can it be easy being green … for a living? Lorain County Community College is banking on it, offering an associate of science degree in alternative energy technology wind turbine major. The college hosted a Green Jobs Day on Tuesday at Stocker Arts Center to showcase both the new degree program and job [...]
Grafton library levy defeat likely will mean cutting hours
GRAFTON — The Grafton-Midview Public Library probably will have to cut operating hours in the wake of the defeat of a 1.5-mill levy, said library board president Bob Lessing. “We will have to cut almost immediately,” Lessing said. The vote was 3,100 for the levy or 47.96 percent and 3,364 or 52.04 percent against it, [...]